Old Testament · History

1 Kings chapter 14

Around that time, son of got sick.Jeroboam told his wife, “Get up and so nobody will recognize you as my wife. Then go to . The prophet is there — the one who told me I’d become king over this people.”“Take with you, some , and a jar of honey, and go to him. He’ll tell you what’s going to happen to the boy.”Jeroboam’s wife did what he said. She got up, went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah couldn’t see — because of his age.But had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, because he’s sick. This is what you are to tell her — when she arrives, she’ll be .”So when Ahijah heard at the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you pretending to be someone else? I’ve been given for you.”“Go tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: I from among the people and made you over my people Israel.’“‘I the kingdom away from David’s dynasty and gave it to you. But you haven’t been like , who kept my commands and followed me with his whole heart, doing only what was .’“‘You’ve done more damage than anyone before you. You went and made yourself — — to provoke me. And me? You’ve .’“‘Because of this, I’m going to bring on Jeroboam’s house. I’ll in his family — whether slave or free in Israel. I’ll burn up Jeroboam’s house the way someone until it’s completely gone.’“‘Anyone from Jeroboam’s family who dies in the city, . Anyone who dies in the open country, the birds will eat. Yahweh has spoken.’”“Now get up and go home. , the child will die.”“All of Israel will for him and bury him. He’s the only one from Jeroboam’s family who will get a proper burial, because he’s the only one in Jeroboam’s house in whom Yahweh, the God of Israel, found .”“Yahweh will for himself over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s family line. And what about right now? .”“Yahweh will strike Israel until it . He’ll Israel from this good land he gave their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they made their , provoking Yahweh.”“He’ll Israel because of the Jeroboam committed — the ones he led Israel into.”Jeroboam’s wife got up and left. She went to , and the moment she stepped over of the house, the boy died.They buried him, and all of Israel mourned for him — through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.Everything else about Jeroboam — how he waged war and how he ruled — it’s all written in .Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years. Then he , and his son became king after him.Now son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled seventeen years in Jerusalem — out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was .Judah did what was . They provoked his worse than anything their ancestors had done, with the they committed.They also built for themselves , , and Asherah poles on every high hill and under .There were even throughout the land. The people adopted all the of the nations Yahweh had driven out ahead of the Israelites.In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.He carried off the and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything — including all the Solomon had made.King Rehoboam made to replace them and put them in the care of the who protected the entrance to the royal palace.Whenever the king went to Yahweh’s temple, the guards would carry the shields, and afterward they’d return them to .Everything else about Rehoboam — everything he did — it’s written in .There was between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.Rehoboam died and was in the . His mother’s name was Naamah, from Ammon. And his son became king after him.